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N and after the 11 th instant, the General and Twopenny Post Receiving Houses, within the Three Mile Circle, w ill b e Consolidated ; consequently, from that d ay every General, House within th o se li m its will be open for the receipt of ueneral, Foreign, Ship, and Twopenny Post Letters, both Paid a nd Unpaid, w i t h th e except i on o f t h e - Receiving Houses at No. 24, Cornhill ; No. 21, Charing-cross; and No. 152, Oxforal-street (corner of Vere-street), at which places General Post Paid Letters Itnnot be received, as they would interfere with their duties, while little ineonvenience will be sustained by the Public, as they are in t he immediate vicinity of the Branch Offices of the General Post a L embard-street, Charing-cross, and Vere-street. (Signed) VI. L. MABERLY, Secretary. r N.B.—On and f rom th e day of Consolidation, General Post 3 / 4 etters for the Dav Mails can be put into the Receiving Houses till Eight o'Cl oe k in the Morning of the day on which the Mails are despatch e d . N ewspapers, however, cannot b e rece i ve d , excep t a t the Branch Offices or the General Post-office as at present. WITH WHICH THE " TRITE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. N o. 14,434. LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1838. PRICE sd. PUBLICATIONS. PUBLICATIONS. MR. JAMES'S NEW NOVEL. MONEY AND CITY NEWS. NOTICE. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, DICYMBBR 6, 1838. THE MONEY ORDER OFFICE bein g now carried on by the Post-office on the public account, RE '"ITTANCES by means of Money Orders can be made by appli cation at th e M oney O r d er Office, at the North-west corner of the General Post-office, or the several Branch Offices in Lombard- Street, Charing-cross, Vere-street, and High-street, Borough. The Charge for such Orders will be Sixpence on Sums of Two Pounds and under, and One Shilling and Sixpence on Sums between Two and Five Pounds. i 0 Order will b e g i ven f or S ums beyond this amount. is Order Orders will be given on all Post Towns in England and I reland, and the greater part of the Post towns in Scotland. T They can also be drawn by these Towns on each other, and •••ondon, but those drawn upon London can only be paid at the General Post-office. By Command, W. L. MABERLY. CONTRACT FOR DANTZIC OAK, THICK-STUFF, AND PLANK. DEPARTMENT OF THE STOREKEEPER-GENERAL OF THE NAVY, SOMERSET-PLACE, DEC. li, MS. THE COMMISSIONERS FOR EXECUT ING„‘, the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the ITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND G A hereby gi ve N o ti ce , Th a t on T HURSDA Y, the 17th January ei , at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons p„. s ay be 3 willing to Contract for supplying in each of the years uzu and 40, 2,50 0 LOADS of DANTZIC OAK, THICK-STUFF, AND PLANK. • To be delivered at Her Majesty's several Deck Yards, according to a Distribution, which, with a Fora of the Tender, may be seen at the said ome T ile Tender w ill be received after One o'clock on the Day of L .Tea t] , ler any noticed, un less the Party attends, or an Agent for "Al duly authorized in writing. Every Tender must b. addressed to the Secretary of the Admi. ty, and bear in tho left hand corner the words " Ten d e r for hick-Stuff and Plank," and must also be delivered at Somerset- Place, accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 5,0001. for tho due performance of the Contract. WESTMINSTER. NOTICE is hereby given that the next GENE RAL QUARTER SESSION of the PEACE for the CITY and LIBERTY of WESTMINSTER, in the County of Middlesex, will be held on THURSDAY, the 27th day of December instant, at Ten o' c l oc k i n the forenoon precisely, at the Guildhall, in the Broad Sanct uary, W estminster, and that the lousiness relating to the application of the County Stock or Rate for Middlesex, at such Session, w ill commence on Friday, the 11th day of January next, at Two o'clock in the afternoon, precisely. JOHN P. GYLLEY, Deputy Clerk of the Peace. Dated this 11th day of December, 1838. WANTS a SITUATION as MESSiVIAN, a Person who has unexceptionable testimonials, no incum brance, and no objection to travel with the Corps. Apply to J. R., at 27, Porter-street, Leicester-square, London ; all letters post-paid. CONSIGNMENT of QUARTER PIPES of PORT and SHERRY, of high character, imported ex rgsly for pri va t e t ra d e , an d a r e s trongly recommended to gentle ...en and famili es i n th e c ountry, as being the most economical 15th of purchasing, and ensuring a genuine wine of fine quality. CASH PRICES. s. rust -class Port (the finest to tie obtained) ii. •ond-class ditto (very excellent)...__ irst-class Sh erry (the finest gold colour) 25 0 se cond-cla-ss ditto (very excellent) 2l 10 HENEKEY aid COAIPY., le Gr ars Inn Wine Establishment, 23, igh Holon, Londn. - fl .The Port 335. and 363. per doz Hen; Sherr b y, r 365. and 425. ETTS'S PATENT BRANDY.—The ex alas b traordinary patronage with which this favourite beverage , sen honoured by the Nobility, the Medical Profession, and by 27.etassesof the eommunity, since its introduction in 1829, affords, et itself, suf f icient evidence of its unequalled merits. T 0 this triumphant success must be attributed the fact, that each R ec eeding year has witnessed the birth and death of soma new Brandy Establishment ; called into life by jealousy of the success of th e Patent Brandy, and doomed to certain failure as a necessary a t t n t. se ; cluenee ; being totally unable to produce an article capable of 1 1 . —ai ng a competition with it. only Establishment of J. T. Betts and Co. is the Distillery, ri • 1 , Smithfield-bars, leading to St. John-street, where the patent Brandy may be had either pale or coloured, in quantities i: ti t leis than two Gallons, at Eighteen Shillings per Imperial Gal ' 1.6 r Cash on delivery. _BARFIELD'S DIAMOND PLATE POW DER, warranted not to wear the plate. It instantly clears tarnish and dirt, and magically produces a li: l 9st i n i m i ta bl e Polish upon G o ld, Sil ver , Pl ate d G oo d s , B rass , Ir i , Copper, and makes British Plate, Zinc, and Pewter, look as tthite as the best Silver. Sold, wholesale and retail, at Hallet and Co.'s British Plate Factory, 41, Ludgate-street. rr. hson, 0.1 Fenchurch-street. Whitehead, Minories. 13' ° nlas and Co., Old Kent-road. 'Russell, 67, Whitecha p el-roa d' ,rt'chmore, New Kent-road. Rrown, Comme rcial-road. ° nlas, Hammersmith. Parker Bridge-street, Lambeth. And at the Manufactory, 92, ienchurch-street. AGENTS WANTED for every Town in the Kingdom. .—Plate cleaned with this powder will not again tarnish. CONFINEMENT OF THE BOWELS. THE APERI'FIVE FOUNTAIN is supplied only by W. Pine (superintendent at Dr. Scott' s Medical e llository, 369, Strand, three doors from Exeter Hall) , who re retfully entreats persons subject to CONFINEC.IENT OF THE B OWELS, to abandon the injurious practice of taking opening v„, di elnes for the gentle yet efficacious operation of a little warm so constructed applied by means of this elegant apparatus, which . has been constructed by Dr. Scott as to afford every convenience and 1 2 play that can be desired by the most timid or infirm, especially `C excluding air ! Having been filled from the toilet jug, it may vie:"veyed, unperceived, in the pocket (or in a lady' s reticule) to aPpropriate place. No. 36, OLD BOND-STREET. 'EYESIGHT and DEFECTIVE HEARING. TESTIMONIALS on the PATENT SPECTALES th E. SOLOMONS, 36, Old Bond-street , n earl y o pp osite e Western E xc h ange . Sir Anthony Carlisle, F.R. S., President of the Royal Col lege of S urgeons, an d S en i or S urge on to the Westminster Hospital, &c. (Lit t fr. Solomon's Spectacle Lenses seem to me likely to afford ad frunal aids to imperfect vision, and because of their superior re fiord new, powers to glass or other dense materials , they p romise to new resources for the construction of Spectacles. ANTHONY CARLISLE, F. R. S., Langham-place. -f r Qui Robert Keate, Esq., Serjeant-Surgeon to her Ma j est y . I Lave examined and have tried the Amber Lenses ; and they INZar to me, so to modify and soften the glare of light as to 4 ' 7 e wreater comfort and relief to the eye than the Spectacles in ic 'nunon use. R. KEATE, lb, Albemarle-street. r ° l7 n Dr. J. Johnson, Physician Extraordinary to the late King, &c. 3 I h ave been using and am still usinc , Mr. Solomons' Amber t omes and find them more pleasant b to the Eye than any other l'aeses which I have tried. JAMES JOHNSON, M.D., 8, Suffolk-place. °ln Bransby Cooper, Esq., F.R.S., Surgeon to Guy's Hos pital, &c. i t From the use I have made of an Amber Lens, and com p aring w ith those in ordinary glasses , I have no hesitation in saying that, to my sight, the former is infinitely preferable, in being less to the Eye. E RANSBY B. COOPER, 2, New-street, Spring-gardens. Sin much pleased with Mr. E. Solom ons' Amber Lenses, and : 4 , - ,, entleman who made trial of them fo r s everal da y s, says that el relieve the Eye much more than any Glasses he has before %ed. MARTIN WARE, New Bridge-street. I have examined the Amber Spectacles made by Mr. Solomons, - '„_ l34 I a m o f opinion that they are calculated to ans wer ever y pur pose for which they are intended—that they soften the lig ht to Tisk and " irr i table Eyes, and are likely to be us eful to p ersons 4416 sight is thus effected—being preferable to Glass or Pebbles. J. COPLAND, M.D., F.R. S., Bulstrode-et., Manchester-sq. rorii an examination of the Amber Lenses, I have every reason nr Pnclude that they possess many and decided advantages over the '` r laryGlass Spectacles. J. T. CONQUEST, M.D., 13, Finsbury-square. I have tried th e Patent Spectacles of Mr. E. Solom ons, which I s sess all the attributes of the best white and coloured Glasses and :(I)bles, and are superior to them in magnifying power, lightness, li o k the agreeable manner in which they serve to modify the rays of ", in their passage through them to the organs of vision. JOHN STEVENSON, Oculist to the late King, 38, Conduit-street. . -- `Qtatio Th e y are also recommended by the following , a nd man y other ners Sir Benjamin C. Brodie, Bart., F. R. S., &c. C. Aston Key, Esq., St. Helen's-place. J. Scott, Esq., New Broad-street. C. J. B. Aldis, Esq., M.D. Sir James E. Anderson, M.D.&e. Marshall Hall, Esq., M.D., F .R. S. W. Coulson, Esq., Old Jewry. E. W. Duffin, Esq., Langham-place. it 2tl:". E. S o l omons begs b r i e fly to announce that he has effected Intpartant improvement in Voice Conductors, which renders „ stri a op;lcable, with the most beneficial results, in cases of Deaf , A etc., and. which, worn unperceived, without requiring to be j or „ enable ,these using them to participate in all the various en to- wi,jch the SENSE OF HEARING is subservient. an t r y , ,The znista;,:es arising from a similarity of names, and the ther-ebi thus at: c orded to those who may wish to derive advantage ,"Y• render it necessary to call particular attention to the shb thee,. address, and to impress the public with the tact, that the tiiit T: are the only Spec::,lclei that have been deemed worthy of the liatio_gl:bished sanction of the Faculty, of which the exclusive publi- No u . the above pre-eminent , nal, l . l ,e' is tr h `i 6 , OLD BOND-STRE E T (nearly Oppos ite the V ' V'esiern c ante). A I No c onnex i on w ith any other house in ,Pnglann, h., ...,, VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE and LOAN COMPANY. No. 18, KING WILLIAM-STREET, MANSION-HOUSE. Capital £500,000. DIRECTORS. Sir JAMES DUKE, M.P., Chairman. BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq., Deputy Chairman. William Allen, Esq. John Knill, Esq. Benjamin Barnard, Esq. Benjamin Lancaster, Esq. Charles Baldwin, Esq. Thomas Nesbitt, Esq. James Cockburn, Esq. Major-General Robertson. Bryan Donkin, Esq. Daniel Sutton, jun., Esq. Aaron Goldsmid, Esq. O'Bryan Bellingham Woolsey, James Law Jones, ESQ. Esq. A TIDITORS. John Barnard, Esq. I Edward Greenaway, Esq. William Hawes, Esq. Robert Pearson, Esq. BANKERS—Messrs. Barnard, Dimsdale, and Co. PIITSICIANS.-Archibald Billing, M.D.; T. W. Jones, M.D. Suniszows—James Farish, Esq. ; John Dalrymple, Esq. STANDING COUNSRL—RusseII Gurney, Esq. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Lake anti Curtis. ACTUARY—Edward Baylis, Esq. THE ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY THIS OFFICE. Policies granted as low as Fifty Pounds. Low Rates of Premium. Loans to Persons 'rho have effected Policies with this Company. Claims payable in two months after death. Age of the Assured admitted in the Policy. Assurances may be effected daily. Prospectuses may he had at the Office, and of the Agents. EDWARD BAYLIS, Actuary. SCOTTISH (WIDOWS' FUND) LIFE ASSURANCE, Founded on the Original Basis of the LONDON EQUITABLE. PRESIDENT. The Right Hon. the Earl of ROSEBERY. ♦ICE-PRESIDENTS. The Most Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale, K.T. Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, of Fountainhall, Bart. The Hon. Lord Moncrieff. Right Hon. C. Hops, Lord President of the Court of Session. TRUSTEES. Sir James Gibson Craig of Riccarton, Bart. William Scott Moncrieff, Esq., of Fossaway. William Mitchell, Esq., of Parson's Green. James Balfour, Esq., of Pilrig. Edward Loyd, Esq., Banker, Manchester. ( All being, together with the whole body of Directors, Ordinary and Extraordinary, in terms of the Laws, Members of, and per sonally connected with the Society, by Assurances of more than three years' standing.) THIS is the OLDEST and MOST EXTENSIVE LIFE OFFICE in SCOTLAND, Instituted A.D. 1815. HEAD OFFICE* ST. ANDREW SQUARE, EDINBURGH. ACCUMULATED and INVESTED FUND, 700,0001. Sterling. ANNUAL REVENUE EXCEEDING 130,0001. WHOLE PROFITS BELONG TO THE ASSURED. Assurances granted to any extent not exceeding 5,0001. on approves Lives. No Life WEI.* is Groat Britain, since the EQUITABLE of LONDON enacted its restricting Bye-Law of 1816, has been ena bled to afford equal advantages to the Assured. Its Funds and Revenues are in a stabs of the most rapid increase. The Bonus Additions already sleclarei exceed it) per cent. on the Original Sums Assured—that is, Original Policies of 2,000/. now exceed 2,0001. VIEW OF THE SOCIETY'S PROGRESSIVE INCREASE. Periods. 1122-25 1625-20 1329-33 16.33-37 inclus Accumulated andl Annual Revenue. lnvested Capital. 1 iubsisting As surances. X. s. d. i. d. i. d. 10,635 13 6 41,090 II I 251,011 20,570 5 5 I, 1,076 i I 453,161 15 41,750 If S 189,145 2 6 1155,C69 f $ 77,725 12 4 664,1.4 0 4 1,545,000 12 5 124,533 1 1 626,514 311 2,621,73 - 2 DP 10 Since which period, its further iicreass Las been proportionally rapid. - - . - - Assurances which nay now be opened will rateably participate, agreeably to the Laws of the Society, in the additions to be declared at the ensuing Periodical Investigation. The THIRD PERIODICAL INVESTIGATION taker place at 31st December instant, when ADDITIONS by way of BONUS will be DECLARED to ALL ASSURANCES OPENED PRE VIOUS TO THAT DATE, in terms of, and under the Limita tions contained in the Articles of Constitution and Laws of the Society. These additions, when declared, are added to and incorporated with the original Assurances, and all future additions, whether re trospectively er prospectively, are computed, not on the original, but on the accumulated amount of the Assurance. As it is pro bable that on this, as on former similar occasions, the desire to par ticipate in these benefits will very largely increase the number of proposals for Assurance which will be made to the Society previous to the closing of the books for the current year, it will gi eatly fa cilitate the duties of the officers of the Society, and at the varieus Branches throughout the country, that parties intending to propose Assurance do so with as little delay as possible, in order to prevent tke inconvenience which the delaying of them till the latest possible moment at w hi c h they can be received or carried through, con- sistently with the Society's regulations, has given rise to •n former occasions. Parties wishing to effect Assurances, so as best to meet any par ticular contingency, or effect any specific object, will receive the requisite information ' and have the suitable form of Proposal trans mitted to them ; and all official communications of this nature are considered strictly confidential. Copies of the Prospectus—Forms of Proposal—and every Neces sary Merit - lotion—may be obtained on application at the gooiety's OFFICE in LONDON, lb, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS. HUGH MACKEAN. Or at the following Branches, viz. : MA/MUSTER—Thos. Boothraan, jun., Esq., Cross-street, King- street. LIT'S& rooL—Messrs. Arthur Oughterson and Cs., Exehaege-place. LEEDS—William Ward, Esq., Attorney-at-Law. sriELD—Hugh Watt, Esq., Banker. BILADFOR.D- - George Rogers, Esq., Horton-road. NNWCARTLII—CharIes Bertram, Esq., 13, Sandhill. GREAT ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, Waterloo-plass, Pall-mall, and 2, CharZotte-row, Mansion- house, London. This Company, established by Act of Parliament, affords the most perfect security, from an ample capital, and only requires, whex an Insurance is for the whole period of life, ono half of the very moderate Premiums to be paid for the first five years after the slate of the Polley, the other half may remain, subject to the pay ment of interest at 5 per cent. annually, to bo deducted aA death, or may previously be paid off at convenience. It obviously becomes easy for a person of very moderate income to secure, by this ar rangement, a provision for his family ; and should he at any time after effecting the insurance succeed to, or acquire, a fortune, he may relinquish his policy, having only paid one half the premiums for the first five years, instead .f the whole, as in all other Com panies. Thus a man of 25 years old may, by an annual payment of 'al. Ms. 3d. for the first five years, secure to his widow and chil dren at his death payment of no less than 3,0001., subject only to the deduction of 144/. Is. 3d., being the amount of premium un paid. This Company holds out, in various other respects, great inducements to the public. When such facilities are afforded, it is clearly a moral duty in every parent who is not possessed of a for tune, but of an income, however moderate, to insure his life for a sum which may yield a comfortable provision for his family. RATES OF PREMIUM. • Age. Without Profits. With Profits. 25 .... 30 40 50 60 Annuities are granted on very liberal terms. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. Earl of Errol Lord Viscount Eastnor, M.P. Earl of Courtesan Lord Viscount Glandine Earl Leven and Melville Lord Elphinstone Lore Viscount Falkland Lord Belhaven and Stenten. Sir J. H. Dalrymple, Bart. DIRECTORS. JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman. WM. PLASKET, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Charles Downes, Esq. George H. Gordon, Esq. Morton Balmanno, Esq. F. C. Maitland, Esq. Alex. Bahrianne, Esq. H. B. Avarne, Esq. Samuel Anderson, Esq. N. P. Levi, Esq. Charles Graham, Esq. John Ritchie, Esq. FRED. HALE THOMSON, Esq., Surgeon, 48, Berners-strut, Oxford-street. EDWARD BOYD, Esq., Resident. Every information will be afforded, by application to the Resi dent Director, Edward Boyd, Esq., 8, Waterloo-place, Pall Mall, London. CITY AGENT.—Edward Frederick Leeks, lsq., Solicitor, 2, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house. CLOAKS, CAPES, and FROCKS, in great variety, of India Rubber, and various kinds. The PATENT MOHAIR CAMLOMERE will repel more wet than any other Waterproof that does not confine perspira tion. It is well suited for hot climates, and, as the heat will not affoet the fabric, dust and dirt will not adhere to it, and the little wet it imbibes soon dries. It is very light and portable, will not cockle with the wet, has no unpleasant smell, and, when made into cloaks, is warranted never to get wet through. Can only be seen in the whole piece, of ►arious colours, at the Manufacturer's, 28, King-street, Covent-garden ; and none are real but those stamped ,‘ Fox's Patent." _ Real Scotch Plaids of all the Clans, and Tweeds for Trousers. India Rubber Goloshes for Ladies and Gentlemen, of a superior make. Letters (post paid) will be answered. PATRONIZED BY THE ROYAL FAMILY. T HORN'S POTTED YARMOUTH BLOATERS, for Toast, Biscuit., Sandwiches, and Wine, in Pots, Is. and 25. each. The high repute and immense sale of this delicate preparation has in tweed several would.be tradesmen (who, not having an idea of their own to attempt Disposition., by labelling a pot exactly like his, thereby to de wive the public and injure him (having actually applied to his receipt lasing knowing they cannot prepare the Fish, the receipt for that purpose) ; lasing an old family one, and the secret in the curing of the Herring, by dhich its rancid qualities are destroyed, and it becomes so delicious a roish. It is easily detected by observing his signature, ALEX. THORN on the side, and on the top, Pr o p rietor of the celebrated THORN'S TALLY HO! SAUCE, for Fish, Game, Steaks, Wild Fowl, and all Made Dishes, imparting a Zest not otherwise aiquired—the most economical now in use : in Bottles :As., and 4s. each, warran ted in all climates. Wholesale at the M anufactor y , Thorn's Oil, Italian, an d Foreign Warehouse, it/Et, High Holborn; also or nit wholesale eilmen and druggists ; aml rPtail by all respectable oilmen, grosers, and druggists in the Unitel Kingdom. BRITISH WINES. The Oldest House is London for British Wines. Warranted four years 18.. per dozen. This day was published, in 3 vols. post Bvo., THE H U G U E N O T : A Tale of the French Protestants. 13y the Author of " The Gipsy," " The Robber," " Mary of Bur gundy," &e. &c. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. Just published, by the same Author, The SECOND EDITION of THE ROBBER. INEW NOVEL, EDITED BY THE AUTHOR OF " THE SUBALTERN." 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FLETCHER and WHEATLEY beg to announce that they are instructed to SELL by AUCTION, at their Great Room, 191, Piccadilly, on FRIDAY next, Dec, 14, at Twelve. A CELLAR of WINES of the highest character; consisting of 70 doz. of Ports from two to 12 years in bottle; brown, pale, and told-coloured Sherries; about 20 doz. of excellent Lafitte claret; several cases of sparkling Champagne in quarts and pints; also a pipe c.f Madeira, two quarter-casks of dry ditto, and tw• half quarter casks of sweet Malmsey Madeira. Samples and catalogues to be had, till the sale, at Messrs. Fletcher and Wheatley's office, 191, Piccadilly. IN BRIGHTON. THE GLOCESTER HOTEL AND COFFEE-HOUSE. A FREEHOLD PROPERTY OF GREAT VALUE. 14 . UR. GEORGE ROBINS has received the _INA- instructions of the surviving Trustee and Executor of the late Mr. SAMUEL BRIERLY to SELL by AUCTION on the premises, on TUESDAY, the 22d January, at One for Two o'Clock precisely, A SINGULARLY VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY FOR INVESTMENT OR OCCUPATION. It comprehends THE GLOCESTER HOTEL AND COFFEE-HOUSE, very advantageously placed for business, in front of THE GRAND ENTREE INTO BRIGHTON, very near to the splendid new Church, and approaching THE PALACE AND PAVILION GROUNDS. From this statement it will be conceded that it yields not to any of its compeers for the publicity of its situation, but it aspires infinitely beyond such faint praise. The Glocester has acquired a renown which has placed it in a peculiarly advantageous position with the public. In Brighton there always existed quite enough of HIGH HOTELS, and no great scarcity of LOW ones; it however be longed to the rapid march of the mind, and the energy and sagacity of the late Proprietor, to institute one of another character, where the Elite of merchants, stock brokers, solicitors, and others of high professional character, with families of great respectability, could re pose at a moderate expense, and thus lengthen their stay without increasing their intended outlay. During a long course of active service, throughout this well regulated concern, comfort in its most comprehensive form has always been a leading attribute; next in suc cession is proverbial civility and unusual cleanliness in every depart ment ; wines of a character rarely to be encountered at the highest hotel in England; and last not least, it has acquired the distinguish ing feature of moderate charges. With such a repast, in the shape of combined advantages, the result could never be equivocal, and a large fortune has crowned the laudable efforts to succeed. The great point, however, to which Mr. Robins would direct public attention, is the knowledge that its " HIGH REPUTATION IS UNFADED," and a successor adopting the PLAN of his predecessor, by placing conspicuously the " MOTTO OF COMFORT, AND MODE RATE CHARGES," to welcome every guest, is certain to realise a large fortune at a RAILWAY PACE The ordinary limit of an advertisement precludes going more into detail. En passant it maybe said about FORTY BEDS ARE NIGHTLY IN REQUISITION; there are eight tavern or family r ooms, a coffee-room, well frequented, stabling for twenty-three horses, and standing for twenty carriages. The purchaser will be entitled to very early possession by taking the furaiture and suitable appendages at a fair valuation, and GREAT ACCOMMODATION will be GIVEN in RESPECT to the PURCHASE MONEY for the FREEHOLD. Particulars may be had twenty-one days prior to the sale, at the Waterloo, Liverpool ; Mr. J. M. Fisher, Auctioneer, Manches ter ; the Plough, Cheltenham ; Bush, Bristol ; White Hart, Bath ; the Old Ship and Wright's Library, Brighton ; of Mr. Wood, solicitor, Lewes ; Mr. Freeman, solicitor, Ship-street, and at the Gloucester Hotel, Brighton ; and at Mr. George Robin S's Offices, London. Tho Hotel can be seen by application to the manageress, at the Bar. THE TERMINUS OF THE RAILWAY WILL BE CLOSE AT HAND, AND BE A GREAT AUXILIARY IN THE WAY OF BUSINESS AND PROFIT. BURNING OF A COTTON MILL. SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. Sa turday evening last, some time after the hands had left off work, an alarm of fire was given in Ashton-under-Lyne, near Manchester, which proved to be at the mill of Messrs. W m . Higginbottom and Sons. It is supposed to have been ignited by means of an air-gun, from which was discharged some inflammable materials. The mill was sixty yards long, and divided in the middle by a strong partition wall, otherwise the whole must have inevitably been destroyed. The half of the building, with every particle of machinery, was destroyed. It is lamentable to have to state, that the hands employed in the mill refused to give any assistance to stop the flames ; on the contrary, the great bulk of t h em , whenever a floor fell in, gave a savage shout or yell, as a token of their joy. The Rev. J. R. Stephens did say, it is said, an hour or two before the fire took place, that Mr. Jowett and Mr. Higginbottom had some occasion to be afraid of torches. This, coupled with the itiflanzmatory speec h delivered at Leigh a short time ago, in which he ex pressly pointed out by name four or five of what were deemed the most obnoxious master-spinners, leaves no doubt in the mind of any person here, that this cala mity has been brought about by an incendiary. The property was ensured. On the same evening a man was found in the reservoir belonging to the extensive mills of Messrs. Abel, Buckley, and Co., Ashton. This man had scaled the wall, but on descending from the top the coping of the walls gave way from his weight, and he was in consequence precipitated into the water, where he was found by the watchmen. The public at Ashton feel no doubt that he was intending to fire the mills, (they have four of them), it being almost impossible for him to have approached near to them by any other way ac cept at the risk of being discovered by the watchman. The proprietors of all the mills in that district have now two watchmen for each mill—one inside, the other outside. The workmen are evidently getting desperate. Whether this is entirely attributable to Mr. Stephens, Mr. Oastler, and Mr. O'Connor, or the high price of provisions—or to both combined—it is hard to say ; but of the fact, and of the necessity of promptly attending to these signs of the times, there can only be one opinion. A report having gone forth that the accepted tra gedy on the subject of the death of Rizzio had been with drawn from Covent-garden Theatre, in consequence of a disagreement between Mr. Macready and the author, we can state confidently that such is not the fact. The best understanding exists between the manager and the au thor, and never was for a moment interrupted even to the extent of a difference of opinion. The tragedy has only been withdrawn to allow time for alterations which, in the judgment of both parties, are calculated to improve it as an acting play. —Morning Herald. QUEENS' PICTURES.—Queen Elizabeth, who was exceedingly vain of her person, was not a little incensed by some of the sad daubs which the limners of that day put forth as royal likenesses ; to prevent which, she required Lord Burleigh, then Secretary Cecil, to put forth an ordi nAnce prohibiting " all manner of persons to draw, 11P.11 . t, engrave, or por t ra y h e r Majesty's personage tar visage for a time, until, by some more perfect pattern and example the same may be by others followed ;" adding, for that her Majesty perceiveth that a great number of her loving sub hleets are much grieved and take great offence with the errors and deformities already committed by sundry persons iu lids behalf, she straitly charges all her officers and minis ters to see to the due observation thereof, and as soon at naay be to reform the errors already committed." (FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT.) TIMES.—It will be in the recollection of commercial men that in the latter part of last year some British mer chant ships were captured in the Gulf of Mexico by Texan cruisers acting against the Mexicans, and that the vessels, after a detention of some time, were ultimately released. In one of these cases, it seems, that of the Eliza Russell, this detention produced most injurious consequences, for the loss of time incurred having brought on the stormy season, the vessel was nearly wrecked, and was so much damaged that she could not perform the voyage to Laguna, for which she was engaged for a cargo of logwood. The injury sustained in the gale was estimated at 1,0001., and the charterers had besides brought an action against the owners for non-fulfilment of contract, and stated the damage at 5001. A claim for compensation has been made against the Texan Government, who have admitted the claim and promise satisfaction, but declare themselves unable from want of funds to make payment. The parties have since laid the case before Government with a request for inter ference, so as to compel the Texans to indemnify them for the lossses sustained, and it has been referred to the Judge- Advocate for an opinion. In this situation the matter now stands, and as the deci sion of the Government, if adverse, will be absolute ruin to the individuals connected with the affair, a request has been made to bring the subject before the public, so that the law authoriti, s of the Crow❑ may be enabled to understand the feeling and opinions of commercial men upon the sub ject, and the consequences involved in it, before they give in their report. The chief difficulty of the question is understood to lie in the action at law now pending against the owners, with which it is hardly to be expected that the Government can interfere ; but it is imagined that their claim may fairly be allowed to include any damages in which they may be cast as the result of that action, the sole cause of the imputed breach of contract having been the detention by the Texans. The plea of inability to pay ought not to be allowed, supposing it to be correctly stated that they have admitted the validity of the claim, and it does not appear to be asking too much from the Ministers of a commercial country like this that they should send out a remonstrance, properly backed by a ship of war, in support of such a claim. This is all the owners require, and it is no more than would be done by the Americans or by the French, who have not only of late taken the Repub licans for their model in such matters, but have gone into the opposite extreme, and instituted blockades where they might easily, by more simple means, have exacted retribu tion. The principle, however, is this—that commerce has a most lecitimate right to the protection of all Govern ments, and that it would be disgraceful, therefore, above all others, to that of England to be found wanting in this respect. The particulars stated in this and other Journals, under date of the 28th of October, from Bahia, of a revolution having broken out there, are not confirmed by advices to any of the merchants who correspond with that part of Brazil ; and there is reason to believe them wholly without foundation. HERALD.—It is understood in our monetary circles that one of the motives which have induced the Bank di rection to include East India Bonds and Exchequer Bills, in their late notice to make advances of loans, among the descriptions of securities which would be received by them, arises out of a desire to reciprocate with the East India Company, who at present require large sums of money to carry on their warlike movements in the north-eastern por tion of our Indian empire. The other is said to arise from a desire to maintain a sort of counterpoise of a more effec tual character over the Money Market of the country ; and the last, but not least, a desire to extend the business of the Corporation. It is, however, reported that the favourable statement in respect of conducting business on the principle of the Scotch banks, which was demonstrated by the report of the London Joint-stock Bank, will be the cause of bringing other institutions of the like character into play early in the year, thus widening the present field of competition with theßank of England. Money has been most decidedly in more demand for com mercial purposes during the past few days, and this influence has again slightly extended itself to the Stock Exchange. 1 here has been considerable business done in the conti nental t-xchanges this afternoon, and the quotations are de cidedly lower, money being rather more plentiful than bills. On Amsterdam the exchange is quoted at 12 2 ; on Rot terdam at 12 31- ; on Hamburgh at 12 St a 9, and on Pasis at 25f. 60c. to 25f. 65c. This reduction in the quo tations arises out of the late large importations of foreign corn, which have, for the present, turned the balance of trade against this country. The British Funds have been rather heavy to-day, and there has been no desire for speculation. The Government Commissioners again bought about 6,0001. Three per Cent. Reduced, at 93. Consols have been done at 93f, but left off at 93i a 94 for the opening. The Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced Annuities are 104 a money, and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1014 for the opening. Bank Stock is 202 f, and India 2624 money. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has ranged from 63 a 66 ; on India Bonds it is 63. The Foreign Market continues inactive and heavy. Portuguese New Five per Cents. are 29i a 30. Spanish Bonds, with the May Coupons, are 16i, and the Passive 3i. Brazilian Bonds receded to 76 this morning, but now are quoted at 76} 77. Colombian Bonds are 26k, and Mexican 23i, Danish Bonds are 7:31 76. Dutch Twr,_ and-a-Half per Cents. are 54i a -; the Old Five per Cents. are 1001 1, and the New Loan 99k. United Stat",:s Bank Shares are 25k. The Share Market continues heavy. Great Western Railway are 11 12 premium. Brighton are 3i dis. Bir mingham are 78 prem., and Croydon New Scrip 14 prem. Anti-Dry -rot Registered Shares are 0 dis. ; ditt o S cr i p are at 31 41. British North American Bank Shares are 1 I prem ; National Bank of Ireland f dis, ; and the Pro vincial Bank of Ireland New Shares 7} prem. POST.—There was but little passing in this part of the tow n to-d a y t o a tt rac t a tt en tion. The C on ti nen t a l ma il s arrived as usual ; but there was nothing new from the west ward, or any other quarter. C H R ONICLE.—There is a great deal of dissatisfac tion expressed in the City with the reply which has re cently been received from the Board of Trade to the circu lar of the coffee merchants. Amongst the numerous mono polies and injurious restrictions upon British commerce which double the value of almost all the grand articles of consumption, none has so escaped the notice of the public as the unjust rates of duty which has so long been allowed to remain in favour of the West India planters, to the in jury of the East Indies, and of the coffee trade at large. The duties upon coffee are 6d. per lb. on all coffee im ported from the West Indies, and Is. 3d, per lb. upon all coffee imported from the other parts of the world. This establishes a protection duty of full 30 per cent. in favour of the West Indian interest against our vast possessions in the East Indies, and of more than 100 per cent. against all other countries ; and the consequence of this irregularity is that scarcely any coffee can be profitably imported even from the East Indies, and the supplies are kept so far below the wants of the population that coffee is estimated to be more than fifty per cent. above the price which would pre vail were the duties equalised between all parts of the do minions of the English Crown. In their late circular the coffee merchants have, however, contented themselves with an exceedingly moderate rate of relief, requiring only that the duty on East Indian coffee should be reduced to 7d. per, lb., and that on West Indian coffee to aid. per lb., thus vi;: tually increasing very considerably the difference in favour of the West Indi a pl an t ers , b ut re d uc i ng t h e rate (fli Ea s t India coffee to a sum at which it is believed a trade could be sustained. The request for so slight a relief from so pressing and unjustifiable a monopoly of one of the most important branches of English coraraerce, and accompanied, too, by a well reasoned exposition of the situation of the trade, has met with no other reply than the following note from the Board of Trade : " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, No , ;. 21, 1838. Gentlemen,—The representation made by you and various other persons ou ',lie subject of the coffee trade, has had the considerat2ion of the Lo r d s o f the Committee of Privy Council f or T rade ; and their Lordships have commanded ni , .; to state to you, for the information of all parties, tb:cit they cannot at present recommend a measure, the put pose of which would be to reduce the duty on Bri- I ti:•11 plantation coffee to aid. the pound, and the duty on foreign coffee, when imported from a British port, to 7d. I the pound. " I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, "J. D. HUME." To Messrs. Jacob, Warner, Sons. and Co." This in th e co ff ee trade is considered as a refusal to en tertain the subject of any alteration whatever, and to be intended as showing the determination of the Board of Trade to persevere in the old system of protecting the \Vest India i nterest, h owever i n j ur i ous and unjust these •c" Z; ( 7 • . li l t protections may be proved to be to the interes ortke.f,akt '' t Indies and of general British trade, and thiti, iir"tkVexF -- " •:- • —penditure of twenty millions of money w . 7109,4 been given to the same favoured individuak ijifekst*tia-4., Lion for their slaves. Were there no othirliiittAett47 . lif. : .-- - ' favour of equal duties than that the East.ll--" . 4 ' - ' : Mk: : much as the West Indies dominions of ' ' - kik:7-' • _,. Crown, this would alone be sufficient fotZtßigivbr ftt tk e entire injustice of the protective system, by whiai'lli* West India planters have so long been allowed to mo nopolize the greatest market in the world ; but it, more over, is to be remarked, that the West India islands are comparatively small, and cannot supply the conti nually increasing demands of a population which is mul tiplying at so rapid a rate in this country, and, there fore, that new markets should be allowed to be resorted to for commodities which, in modern times, are amongst the necessaries of life. Besides the increased quan tity of coffee which is required for an increasing popu lation, there is observed to be a rapidly augmenting demand for the commodity, in consequence of the still improving temperate habits of the people, the encourage ment of which ought to be a motive of very consider able weight. Under these circumstances the coffee mer chants ought to be enabled to find support from the public at large ; and so far from resting satisfied with such a reply to their exposition as that which we have given above, it is to be hoped that the petitions to Parliament in the ensuing Session will be so numerous in favour of a large reduction of the duties on coffee, as to cause an extensive alteration in the policy of favouritism towards the West India planters, at the expense of the millions of the people who thus pay a double price for one of the most grateful indulgences of modern life. At a time when the expenses of living are rising so rapidly as to cause serious inconvenience in almost every family in the kingdom, there can be no better oppor tunity for the coffee merchants to enlist the sympathy of the people in their cause, and thus to abolish the grossly un justifiable restrictions which weigh upon their trade. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of business. Alderman COPELAND said he had observed by the pro ceedings of the Court of Common Council that that Court had voted the sum of 5001. to be distributed to the poor widows of freemen of the City at Christmas, and he should move that the Court of Aldermen grant to the poor widows of freemen 100 guineas in that inclement season, and that tickets be granted to each Member to carry the distribution into effect.—Motion agreed to unanimously. A petition was presented from Mr. Bell, clerk of the City Police, complaining that by the new City Police Bill, hich would come into operation in a few days, he should be incapacitated from holding his situation any longer, as he was above the age of 40, and praying the interposition of the Court by which he had been appointed. Sir PETER LAURIE said that it would be most unjust and impolitic to deprive an officer of his situation in which he had served the Corporation between seven and eight years in a satisfactory manner, because he had reached an age beyond that which the Police Bill recognised. He moved that the petition should be referred to the Police Committee. Alderman LUCAS and other Members agreed in the pro priety of continuing Mr. Bell, who is the son of the late Sir Thomas Bell, Sheriff of the City of London, in the situa tion, and'the motion was unanimously agreed to. Upon the motion of Sir PETER LAURIE the freedom of the City was unanimously voted to Mr. Benjamin Welton, a gentleman connected for seventeen years with the office of the Town Clerk, and much distinguished for his services to the Corporation. The doors of the Court were then closed for private business. NATIONAL EDUCATION. Last night a most numerous and respectable public meet ing of the inhabitants of Bethnal-green and Haggerstone, took place at the Middlesex Chapel, Hackney-road, on behalf of the Hackney -road British and Foreign School, and for the purpose of promoting education throughout the above-mentioned districts. At seven o'clock, the Right Hon. S. Lushington, LL.D., M.P., took the Chair, and addressed the meeting. The report was then read by the Secretary. It stated ih t within the last eight years 2,553 scholars had received instruction-at the school. There were at present 330 boys, whose names were on the books, and the average atten dance every clay was 240. E. BUXTON, Esq., then addressed the Chair, and moved that the report be received. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. HENRY DUNN, Esq., proposed the next resolution, to the effect that the meeting considered the state of the school as highly satisfactory. Mr. TAYLOR seconded the resolution, which was then put and carried unanimously. In the course of the evening several clergymen and others addressed the assembly ; after which a vote of thanks to the Right Hon. Gentleman in the chair having been carried by acclamation, the meeting dispersed. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-TUESDAY. These Sessions commenced this morning, before Mr. Ser geant ADAMS and a full Bench of Magistrates. On the names of the Grand Jury being called over, a member of the Society of Friend s inquired whether it was probable the Grand Jury would be called upon to decide upon any case which was of a capital nature ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative. The Juryman then said, that had there been any cases of that description brought under his notice, he could not conscientiously have becn a party to the finding of such a bill. ALTERATION IN THE GRAND JURY SYSTEM. --The Grand Jury having been sworn, The CHAraY,AN addressed them to the following effect : —The sub!ject of the Grand Jury system is at the present moment, attracting attention, not only on the part of the publ:ic, but also of her Majesty's Ministers. A Grand Jury a secret tribunal, indeed it is the only tribunal in the kingdom where the parties composing it are sworn to keep secret all that passes before them. Although witnesses are bound over to appear before you and give evidence, you have no power to compel their attendance, or to make any inquiries which any variance in their testimony may render necessary, in order to enable you to arrive at the real fac of a case. The evils of the system have long been felt, i ' fact they were every day becoming more and more appa - rent. However strange It 'may appear s the fact is noto rious, that a Grand Jury is the first hope of a London thief, for where the person accused happens to be rich, the money he possesses often enables him to tamper with the principal witness against him between the period of his com mitment for trial and the time when the attendance of the witness before the Grand Jury is required, and accordingly when the witness goes before the Grand Jury he states just as much or just as little a' will prevent the Grand Jury from finding a bill against the accused. A Grand Jury has not the power to compel a witness to say more than he chooses, but when a bill is returned ignored by them into this Court, it frequently happens that the Chair man, who has had an opportunity of looking into the de positions and knows all the facts of the case, censures the Grand Jury for not having returned a true bill where the charge was so glaring, and the evidence in support of it distinct and clear. In order to remedy this evil and to put Grand Juries in a better position than they hitherto stood in, and to enable them the more effectu ally to perform the duties that devolve upon them, the Learned Judges who presided at the Central Criminal Court at the last November Sessious gave directions that in future a gentleman should he in attendance in the Grand Jury-room, in the capacity of n. clerk to the Grand Jury, to watch the evi dence given b, witnesses und er exam i nat i on b efore them. A sufficient. time has not elapsed to enable this Court, to. judge how tk,e plan will wo r k ; thi s C ourt will, however, watch . its • o p era ti on i n t h e C entral Criminal Court before adoptrorg• it in this. This, however, is not the only evil at tendir,g the present Grand Jury system. There are many t . 1 . - orogs which are made the subject of inquiry by Grand j Juries which ought never to be submitted to their conside ration. When I state to you that in the county of Mid dlesex alone there are no less than thirty-six Grand Juries summoned every year, and that the number of gentlemen called upon to serve is no less than 1,700, I need not say that nothing but matters of extreme importance ought to call so m an y gent l emen f rom the i r h omes . I n this respect, therefore, I hope some alteration in the present system will shortly be made. After some further observations by the Learned Chair man, the Grand Jury withdrew. The trials of the prisoners then proceeded, but all of them were destitute of public interest. A person applied to the Hatton Garden Magistrates yesterday for a warrant against some parties connected with one of the scandalous unstamped periodicals with which London at present teems, who, applicant said, had threa tened to charge him with very serious crimes unless he sent them a check for 501. He forgot, however, to inform tha Magistrates that he himself is said to be part proprietorof an equally infamous publication of the same name, ich like its rival, is a disgrace to the metropolis. This system. of wholesale calumny has reached such a pitch as to call for the most vigorous measures to suppress it, and if any of the many most respectable individuals who are so atro ciously libelled week by week for the purpose of extorting money, would undertake to follow up the matter with deci— sion, they would be conferring a very great benefit on public morals and private comfort. The base insinuations of these s coundrels have disturbed the peace of many a hitherto appy family.